Agriculture

How to cook, freeze or pickle plant scraps instead of throwing them away

Newly harvested beets on Long Island, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2023. Sautéing beet greens with salt, pepper, olive oil and…

October 22, 2025

Photo: Apple Days Festival in Durango

Apple pressing for cider remains a popular attraction at the 17th-annual Apple Days Festival Saturday in Buckley Park. The festival…

October 11, 2025

Food

In the cool of a Portugal night, it’s time to pick the grapes

Foreman Vitor Lucas removes the leaves from a container full of wine grapes during a night harvest at the Herdade…

October 8, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Turtle Lake Refuge fosters connection with the land

Nonprofit promotes sustainable agricultural practices

October 6, 2025

Gallery

Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Ballet Folklorico…

Agriculture

How to cook, freeze or pickle plant scraps instead of throwing them away

Photo: Apple Days Festival in Durango

In the cool of a Portugal night, it’s time to pick the grapes

Farmers Market: Turtle Lake Refuge fosters connection with the land

Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

Photos: High County Cattle Auction

Mancos farmers prepare to wrap up a successful season despite water woes

Produce grown at Bayfield farm goes to Upper Pine firefighters

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School using cafeteria scraps to feed pigs, ducks and chickens

Farmers Market: Rogue Goat Soaps made with local goat milk, beef tallow

Photo: Mules kick back

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photo: Dry and dusty

CPW emphasizes collaboration as Southwest Colorado ranchers prepare for wolf encounters

Spring rains spared Southwest Colorado farmers from ‘disaster year’

La Plata County’s Vaughn Johnson named Cattleman of the Year

Lone wolf ventures into Southwest Colorado

Will tariffs lead more shoppers to try locally grown produce?

Durango Farmers Market kicks off 2025 season

Calving season arrives – but vets are in short supply in Southwest Colorado

Photos: Burning down the grass

Photo: Learning to judge

Photos: Springtime calving is fully underway in La Plata County

Table to Farm’s grants released after freeze

Federal spending freeze forces layoffs at La Plata County compost business

New Farm Bill extension provides some relief for Colorado producers

Ranchers at odds with Colorado governor over wolf reintroduction

Photos: Riding away the day

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements